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Growing up trans : in our own words

Title

Growing up trans : in our own words / edited by Dr. Lindsay Herriot and Kate Fry.

Publication

[Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, 2021.
©2021

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Description

166 pages : illustrations (some color), color portraits; 22 cm

Summary

"This illustrated nonfiction anthology is a collection of stories, essays, poetry and art by transgender youth."--
What does it mean to be young and transgender today? Written by trans youth from 11 to 18, this collection illustrates the trans experience through stories, essays, art and poetry. They tell of the challenges, big and small, of being a young trans person. It is also a toolkit for what understanding, acceptance, and support for the trans community looks like.

Subject

Genre/Form

Short stories.
Essays.
Poetry.
Anecdotes.
Young adult literature.
Young adult works.
Literary collections.
Juvenile works.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Audience (note)

890L

Additional Formats (note)

Issued also in electronic formats.

Contents

Introduction -- Childhood: The blue fairy / Ajam + Owen Miller ; Mixed-up / Asa O'Connor-Jaeckel ; Pink herrings / Christopher ; Trapped / David Lleweyn ; Avatars / Lupus ; Be it not black and white / Ajam ; What can I do now? / Christopher Wolf ; What can I read next? -- Families: Family / Ajam ; As long as I'm healthy / Max ; Daddy's little girl / Danny Charles ; Be strong like windows / Samuel Busch ; You always wanted a girl / Asa O'Connor-Jaeckel ; Prejudice candle / Yakusinn Deboer ; What can I do now? / Kyle Shaughnessy ; What can I read next? -- Bodies: Reflection / Ajam ; Hair expression / Tor Broughton ; Butterflies / Maise Bodrug ; Dysphoria / A.J. Gabriel ; Disproportionate / Samuel Busch ; Life journey 1, and Life journey 2 / Maisie Bodrug ; What can I do now? / Dr. Jake Pyne ; What can I read next? -- Everyday life: Government buildings / Ajam ; Hidden transphobia / Tor Broughton ; Airport / Jasper Ledgerwood ; The plan / Christopher ; Tools of the transgender teen / Tor Broughton ; Queer, but still a Christian / Alexander M-G ; What can I do now? / Dr. Lee Airton ; What can I read next? -- Schools: Where do we draw the dividing line? / Ajam ; A couple of days in the life of one trans person / Maisie Bodrug ; Student letter responding to the backlash on the sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) curriculum / anonymous ; When you call me "she" / Owen Miller ; Boy or girl? / Luna ; Strength / Finn Lewis ; What can I do now? / Lindsay Cavanaugh ; What can I read next? -- Mental health: Transcend / Ajam ; Self-care / A.J. Gabriel ; I am strong / Tor Broughton ; Life letter / Jaxon Steele ; I am art / Alexander McIntyre ; Isolation / Asa O'Connor-Jaeckel ; What can I do now? / Astri Jack + J. Matsui De Roo ; What can I read next? -- Acceptance: Self-portrait / Ajam ; Dear Grace / David Llewelyn ; The personal dictionary of a trans semanticist / Christopher ; Sarah : a trans girl's story / Alexander M-G ; Genderfluid / Hope ; Embroidery / Tor Broughton ; What can I do now? / Alyx MacAdams ; What should I read next? -- Afterword: A binary binder / Glynne Evans ; Ditch the straights' jacket / Glynne Evans -- Terms to know.

Call Number

JFD 22-2707

ISBN

9781459831377
1459831373

LCCN

2020924190

OCLC

1229046533

Title

Growing up trans : in our own words / edited by Dr. Lindsay Herriot and Kate Fry.

Publisher

[Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, 2021.

Copyright Date

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Creator/Contributor Characteristics

Transgender people Teenagers Preteens

Transgender youth https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0001452

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Audience

890L Lexile

Study Program

Accelerated Reader MG+ 6.1 3 515853

Additional Formats

Issued also in electronic formats.

Added Author

Herriot, Lindsay, editor.

Fry, Kate, editor.

Other Form:

Online version: Growing up trans. Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2021 1459831381 9781459831384 (OCoLC)1229046649

Research Call Number

JFD 22-2707

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